Mumbai: inDrive Apologises After Driver Demands Doctor To Chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ To Confirm Booking; Promises Action (Free Press Journal)

The senior cancer specialist was shocked to get text messages from a cab driver demanding that Dr Pathan chant Jai Shree Ram to confirm cab bookings.

By Dharmesh Thakkar

Online cab aggregator inDrive  apologised to renowned Oncologist Dr AK Pathan on Thursday following the Free Press Journal report on driver demanding to chant Jai Shree Ram to confirm booking.

The executives of inDrive mobile app called Dr Pathan to apologise for the cab driver intolerance and insensitivity to other faiths while accepting rides.

“inDrive executives were apologetic and promised to take appropriate action on the errant driver. The cab aggregator also assured that proper training and workshops will be held for drivers and transport partners to be tolerant and respect other faiths,” shared Dr Pathan.

Details of disturbing incident

The senior cancer specialist was shocked to get text messages from a cab driver demanding that Dr Pathan chant Jai Shree Ram to confirm cab bookings. The Oncologist was booking an app based cab service to travel Nashik for weekend to attend a wedding reception when the shocking demand was recieved on his mobile to confirm the booking.

This story was originally published in freepressjournal.in. Read the full story here.

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